The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-20
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
Official Announcement Concerning the Ma
tional Convention to be Held June 6.

CHICAGO, Dec 19-The following official call
was issued to-day.
ITO the Prohibition Electors of the United States:
SIN accordance with the action of the national
committee of the Prohibition party. and in har-
mony with the instructions of the Prohibition
national convention of 1884, national corven-
ton of the Prohibition party will be held in the
city of Indianapolis, Ind, on Wednesday. June
3, 1883, at 10 A. NJ. for the purpose OF nominal
ing candidates for President and vice-President
OF the United States, and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly be pre-
scented. All citizens of this Republic who be-
lieve that the traffic in Intoxicating drinks is q
national disgrace and national scourge; that
it is destitute of wealth producing power; that
1t robs labor, destroys capital, bebauches society
and corrupts politics; that it de6es restrain,
breeds law!essness and fosters aparchism; that
1t seeks to. and already to alarming extent
does, dominate in the municipal, State and ma
tional governments; tnat 1t threatens the safety
of our home and the perpetuitys of our institu-
tons. and that it ought to be forever prohibited
who believe that TO abolish the saloon will in
great measure abolish poverty. assist In SOWING
the labor question, purify policies and add to
the solidity of our institutions; who are con-
WINGED that this desirable reform needs for its
contamination the responsible agency of politi-
cal party clearly committed thereof, matter
of principle and not as a matter of expediency;
who favor a general and progressive system of
popular education; who would amend our cleo
ton laws to secure greater purity Of the ballot;
who stand for a free ballot and fair count for
both the white man OF the North and the black
American labor and American laborers who be-
lIeve that the ballot in the hand of women will
be the death knell of the liquor trade; in short
all citizens however they may differ upon other
questions who are agreed upon the wisdom and
necessity of separate political action in order to
secure the overthrow of the rum power re-
ouested to unite under this call in sending repre-
seutatiYes to the national convention at Indian
apolis.
1.-THE bassis of representation has been fixed
by the national committee as follows: Two
delegates from the District of Columbia two
from each territory. and from each State twice
as many as the representation of the State in
both branches of the National Congress. Dele
gates to be chosen by such method may
be decided upon in the various States, by State
conventions State committees, and in the
District of Colum ba and the territories by cor
responding authority. A full list of alternates
should be chosen in every 1t is desirable
that fair PROPORTION of ladies be sent as dele
gates.
''Since the basis or representation was fixed
as above, there has developed widespread feel
ing that the national convention, consti-
tuted, will not be sufficiently large body. To
meet the case, and yet without assuming author
ity to change the basis of representation, the
executive committee would suggest that addi-
tional delegates. to be known provisional
delegates; be selected in each State and terri
tory and in the District of Columbia, on the
basis of one delegate for each thousand
Prohibition votes, or major fraction thereof,
cast at the last general election, the term gem
eral election being construed TO mean in all the
States the last election in which State officers
were voted for. The convention must meet and
organize under the call as previously determined,
and will possess full power to act upon the ques-
ton of seating the provisional delegates Secre-
taries of conventions aaS of State COMMITTEES
should send to the chairman OF the national
committe full list CT names and addresses Of all
delegates as soon as selefted
Chairman National Prohibition Committee.
u. a. VAN FLEET, Secretary"